Louisville Orchestra musicians say they're close to an agreement with management

4:37 AM,
Apr. 13, 2012

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The Louisville Orchestra Musicians Association announced Thursday that it is in talks with Louisville Orchestra management over a one-year contract that Metro Council President Jim King has been brokering. However, orchestra CEO Robert Birman dismissed the announcement.

"We are not in negotiations with the musicians," he said, calling the announcement "game playing."

The musicians' news release said King has been working on an agreement in which both parties would "adhere to binding recommendations under a mutually agreeable orchestra professional." ...